CBI raids Manoj Jaiswal’s residence

Raid not related to Coal Scam: Raid presumed to be over money laundering case of Bank of Baroda. Nagpur: In another incident that stirred the business community, the officials of Central Bureau of Investigation swooped down on the residence of Chairman...

Bogus mobile towers company dupes Indora man of Rs 85,000

Nagpur: A man’s greed to earn easy money cost him dearly as he was duped by a bogus mobile tower erection company to the tune of Rs 85,850. The victim Bhimrao Damaji Handekar (53), resident of Indora Republican Nagar, spotted a...

Youth’s wicked action forces girl to end life on her marriage day itself

Nagpur: A wicked youth by his equally wicked action not only damaged a girl’s marriage prospects but forced her to commit suicide in humiliation. It may be recalled that the girl Priti Shyamrao Pulliwar (21), resident of Siraspeth, Nagpur, had committed...

Cops bust cyber crime racket, 3 gang members arrested

• The arrested gang members were on a robbing spree targeting banks accounts through cyber crime. However, the mastermind and other members of the gang are still at large and being hunted by cops.

Beer shop owner molests 40-yr old woman, threatens to kill her father-in-law

Nagpur: A beer shop owner molested a 40-year old woman and threatened to kill her father-in-law for initiating action against the beer shop. The incident took place on Tuesday evening. The accused Pratap Laxmandas Damvani (48), resident of Plot No. 438,...

Blow to BJP: Nagpur ex-Mayor Kalpana Pande, sis arrested for taking Rs 50 k bribe

Nagpur: In an action that left many of citizens in awe, the Nagpur unit of Anti-Corruption Bureau has on Wednesday morning raided the house of former city Mayor and senior BJP leader Kalpana Pande and her sister Bharti Pande and caught them...

Yet another Ponzy fraud: 3 members of Deopujari family dupe investors of Rs 1.42 crore

Nagpur: In yet another Ponzy scheme fraud, three members of a family lured investors with astronomical returns and duped them to the tune of Rs 1.42 crore. Forget the high returns, the investors were not returned even their capital investment...

Gangster Sumit Thakur, brother, father & four others booked under MCOCA

Nagpur: Cracking down heavily, Nagpur police on Tuesday have booked the gangster Sumit Rajkumar Thakur and six other members of his gang under stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act 1999 (MCOCA). Sumit Thakur and other gang members are already arrested...

Aged man’s folly costs him Rs 1 lakh in Tehsil area

Nagpur: An aged man’s folly of deserting a cash bag for a few seconds cost him Rs 1 lakh on Monday night. The complainant, Balkishan Bhagwandas Lad (62), resident of Plot No. 898, Pothi Galli, in Tehsil area, told police that...

Two goons demand extortion money from Lakadganj teenager with life threat

Nagpur: In an audacious act, two criminals demanded extortion money of Rs 25,000 from a 17-year old boy and threatened to kill him if he failed to meet their demand. The incident occurred in Lakadganj area on Monday. The teenager Chirag...

25-year old girl falls victim to fake marriage promise, raped in her own house

Nagpur: A 30-year old man trapped a girl with marriage promise and raped her in her own house. The evil-minded accused later not only refused to marry with the girl but called her caste in abusive manner. The accused has...

Futala girl immolation case: Victim still critical

Girl pondered for 2.5 hours on mode of committing suicide 

Man attacked for refusing to give Navratri ‘vargani’ in MIDC

Nagpur: Refusal to part with ‘Vargani’ (contribution/donation) for Navratri festival cost a man dearly as he was attacked by a gang of miscreants in MIDC area on Sunday evening. The attackers even threatened to kill him for not meeting their...

Middle aged man murdered for no fault, son attacked in Imamwada

Nagpur: A simple looking incident took a bloody turn when a middle aged man was murdered brutally for no fault his. Son of the murdered man too was attacked with swords by a gang of assailants but he escaped with...

Share trading loss triggers violent attack on family’s house in Shivaji Nagar, 8 goons arrested

Nagpur: Enraged by the loss in share trading, a man hired a gang of criminals and provoked fiery attack on the house of a family in posh Shivaji Nagar area on Sunday noon. The gang of criminals stormed into the...

4 bogus cops trick & rob two aged men of gold booty worth Rs 97,000

Nagpur: Four dubious persons, posing as “policemen” tricked and robbed two aged men of their gold rings and chain collectively worth Rs 97,000 in separate incidents. In the first incident, Vallabhchand Bhikchand Rathi (80), resident of LIG Colony, Hasanbagh Road, going...

Impostor tries to cheat Ordnance Factory for grabbing a job for brother

Nagpur: In a well-planned conspiracy to deceive office of Ordnance Factory, an impostor appeared for a written examination for grabbing a job for his brother fraudulently. The two brothers have been booked in the case. According to police, between June 28...

Cash, gold-diamond ornaments worth Rs 6 lakh stolen from flat in Hudkeshwar

Nagpur: Unidentified burglars struck at an apartment in a big way by relieving the owner of gold-silver, diamond jewelleries and cash collectively valued at Rs 6 lakh. The daylight house-breaking was reported from Hudkeshwar area on Friday. The complainant, Sunita Laxman...

Mobile servicing shop employee dupes owner of Rs 50 lakh

Nagpur: An employee of a mobile servicing shop cheated the owner to the tune of Rs 50 lakh by preparing bogus bills and other documents. The accused employee has been booked but has so far not been arrested. According to police,...

Goods worth Rs 1.24 lakh stolen from Mayo

Nagpur: Goods worth Rs 1.24 were stolen from the Gynaecology Department storeroom of Mayo Hospital  recently. Based on a complaint lodged by Chandana Chandan Bannerjee (50), a staffer of Mayo Hospital, Tehsil PSI Ghongde has booked the unidentified miscreants under Section...